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The United Nations says Libya has apologised for the detention of one of its officers on suspicion of “black magic”. Guards at a Tripoli prison arrested Ahmed Ghanem, an official observing the trial of two sons of Muammar Gaddafi,...

The US economy shrank for the first time in three years in the first quarter, underscoring its struggle to gain momentum nearly five years after exiting recession, data showed Thursday. Economic output as measured by gross domestic product (GDP)...

By Jennifer Chaussee (Reuters) – (This May 28 story was corrected in the seventh paragraph to delete erroneous reference to a genetically modified wheat) California lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would require labels on foods...

(Reuters) – The parents of Elliot Rodger, the gunman who killed six college students in a rampage in southern California, are suffering “hell on earth” knowing their son caused such a tragedy, they said in a statement on...

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a man who confessed to murder after he was tortured by the notorious Chicago Police Department detective Jon Burge cannot sue the city, since he already settled with it in 1988 for $3,000. Darrell...

A Florida man is facing negligence charges after leaving his loaded AK-47 unattended, resulting in his 6-year-old nephew picking it up and accidentally shooting his grandfather. According to WSVN, Juan Manuel Martinez Jr., 28, has been charged...

Michelle Obama lashed out in a newspaper opinion piece Thursday against Republican plans to roll back recently improved nutrition standards in American schools, one of her cherished causes as US first lady. Obama wrote in the New York Times that...

Pakistan’s prime minister Thursday demanded “immediate action” over the brutal murder of a pregnant woman who was bludgeoned to death with bricks outside a courthouse while police stood by. Farzana Parveen was attacked on...

On Wednesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit concluded that the inclusion of “In God We Trust” on American currency does not violate the Establish Clause and Free Exercise of the First Amendment. The challenge...

An oil tanker was sinking off the Japanese coast Thursday after a large explosion and subsequent fire that sent towering columns of acrid smoke into the sky. The 64-year-old captain of the ship was still unaccounted for hours after the accident,...

An Arkansas police officer who pointed a gun at his 5-year-old stepson’s head and threatened to blow his “Jewish brains out” has resigned after charges were filed against him. Naaman Adcock, 40, resigned Wednesday morning from...

One of the world’s best-known anti-sex slavery activists has resigned from her foundation after questions were raised about her shocking story of being sold into a brothel as a child. Somaly Mam, a glamorous and energetic Cambodian...

A study funded by the American Beverage Association concluded that drinking diet beverages instead of water can help dieters lose more weight. The authors of the study — two of whom have “received consulting fees from the Coca-Cola...

Two teenage girls have been found hanging from a tree in a northern Indian village after they were gang-raped by five men, police said Thursday. A post-mortem report indicated that the cousins from the low-caste Dalit community, aged 14 and 15,...

Actor Brad Pitt was punched in the face Wednesday night while signing autographs at the Hollywood premiere of “Maleficent” starring his partner Angelina Jolie, news reports said. A man jumped over a barrier outside the El Capitan...